10 LC 37
1010
Senate
Bill 411
By:
Senators Hudgens of the 47th, Goggans of the 7th, Seabaugh of the 28th, Mullis
of the 53rd, Wiles of the 37th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance,
so as to provide for a short title; to provide for exemptions from certain
unfair trade practices for certain wellness and health promotion programs,
condition or disease management programs, health risk appraisal programs, and
similar provisions in certain individual accident and sickness insurance and
group accident and sickness insurance policies; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
This
Act shall be know and may be cited as the "Healthy Georgians Act of
2010."
SECTION
2.
Title
33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, is amended
by adding a new Code section to read as follows:
"33-29-23.
Insurers
that include and operate wellness and health promotion programs, disease and
condition management programs, health risk appraisal programs, and similar
provisions in their health benefit polices in keeping with federal requirements
shall not be considered to be engaging in unfair trade practices under Code
Section 33-6-4 with respect to references to the practices of illegal
inducements, unfair discrimination, and
rebating."
SECTION
3.
Said
title is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"33-30-16.
Insurers
that include and operate wellness and health promotion programs, disease and
condition management programs, health risk appraisal programs, and similar
provisions in their health benefit polices in keeping with federal requirements
shall not be considered to be engaging in unfair trade practices under Code
Section 33-6-4 with respect to references to the practices of illegal
inducements, unfair discrimination, and
rebating."
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.